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Before survival horror games existed, haunted houses kept our hearts pounding at a mile a minute. Now, modern haunted houses are taking cues from video games. Last year Universal Studio’s based one of its Halloween Horror Night houses on the Silent Hill franchise. This year the studio is blowing... More

Zombies are popular . Brad Pitt is battling waves of them in World War Z , Dead Rising 3 is one of the Xbox One’s main selling points, and The Walking Dead franchise is succeeding in comics, television, and games . State of Decay has become the fastest-selling XBLA game of all time, the creator... More

We made a substantial dent during the holiday break in our collective back logs, but it wasn't enough! This weekend we're still playing catch-up on all the amazing games from 2012. Reiner: For fear of the flu, I'm not going to visit the outside world this weekend. Kelly and I are going to... More

Capcom's legendary survival horror series initially manifested on the PlayStation, but its glory days burned hot on the GameCube. Shortly after the phenomenal Resident Evil remake, Capcom hit fans with a prequel starring S.T.A.R.S. Bravo Team medic, Rebecca Chambers. Join Andrew Reiner, Benjamin... More

December is drawing near, so we're all trying to cram in as many of the great games we missed before 2013 rolls around. Halo 4, XCOM, Persona 4 Golden, Dishonored, and advance copies of Far Cry 3 are all at the top of the list. AHL games and car stereos will be second tier priorities. Ben Hanson... More

Many major franchises evolve dramatically during their lifetime. Sometimes changes are made to bring in new fans or adapt gameplay mechanics for modern palates. Occasionally, it’s accompanied by accusations of “dumbing down” the formula. Resident Evil began as a survival horror trailblazer... More

Today America voted for its next President. Is it too late to change our vote to one of these five video game presidents? Which of these fictional Commander-in-Chiefs would you vote for? President Adam Benford from Resident Evil 6 Political History : President Benford, A.K.A. President Evil, is close... More

Halloween just passed , but that doesn’t mean it’s time to stop losing some sleep by terrorizing yourself with various forms of scary media just yet. What better way is there to scare yourself than playing a video game with terrifying enemies? These are some of the most terrifying enemies... More

I have this notebook that I used to write in as a kid filled with possible game ideas. My young brain imagined a Zelda RTS with eight factions, and a 3D platformer featuring a beaver named Reggie Crenshaw. Every so often, one of my crazy ideas would be crossed off when a real developer decided to actually... More

Capcom announced today that Resident Evil 6 will be receiving an update that unlocks Ada’s campaign from the beginning of the game, adds a harder difficulty, and allows players to adjust the camera distance. I enjoyed Resident Evil 6 quite a bit, despite what others criticized as too-close-for... More

Many games give you tons of weapons or endow you with more abilities than Inspector Gadget. But there are a few potent abilities and items that stand out from the pack. From shape-shifting vampire powers to the common bottle, these are ten items and abilities that permanently change the way you play... More

Settings in video games leave lasting impressions on us all. Sometimes more so than the characters, an engrossing atmosphere can lay the foundation for an amazing title. In this ongoing feature, we revisit some of our favorite settings that etched a permanent place in our memories. Spencer Mansion Resident... More

Resident Evil 6 tinkers with the series’ formula by allowing players to move and shoot, fire from the ground, and choose between three separate campaigns. It also experiments with bursts of four-player co-op and a competitive multiplayer mode built into the campaign. While the additional options... More

You've already read our review of Resident Evil 6 , but here's a closer look at the second chapter of Jake Muller's campaign. Watch Jake, the melee dynamo, plow through dudes with his fists and comically slide down an icy mountain pass. Ben Reeves and Andrew Reiner join in on the video preview... More

A bioterrorism outbreak of global proportions is just around the corner. Chris Redfield, Leon S. Kennedy, and the rest of our heroes will travel across China, a sleepy U.S. town, and Eastern Europe to stop it. Prepare yourself for the impending outbreak of the c-virus with this handy primer. Know The... More

Survival horror games are about building up to those perfect scares. All the best series have memorable moments that have defined the genre. Remember your first glimpse of Scissorman from Clock Tower or Pyramid Head from Silent Hill? But in this generation, it feels like the genre has almost been abandoned... More

The latest Resident Evil 6 game is shaking up the series’ formula in the most significant way since Resident Evil 4. Overhauled controls, an intertwining narrative thread, and four-player co-op are coming together for a very new experience. As a diehard fan of the series, these changes have raised... More

Capcom has been releasing increasingly plot-heavy trailers for Resident Evil 6 since the game was announced earlier this year . Many of the big reveals in these trailers feel like outright spoilers, so we already know quite a bit about Resident Evil 6’s plot even before the game’s October... More

Purchasers of Capcom's Dragon's Dogma have an extra treat today. A code to unlock an exclusive Resident Evil 6 demo came with new copies of the game, and it's now active. The demo allows players to try out healthy chunks of Leon, Chris, and Jake's campaigns. This is the exact same demo... More

Resident Evil is one of the most well-known series in gaming history, and gamers are eagerly anticipating the holiday release of the sixth core entry in the franchise. While it may feel recent, Resident Evil 4 fits within the Replay boundaries by releasing before the current generation of consoles. When... More